I know many of you have been waiting for an update on our team currently serving in Rwanda. It continues to be an eye-opening experience full of blessings for the team and those we are in contact with. I can say, without a doubt that Christ’s love has resonated here among us. For the past few days, part of the team has been working at the university serving patients with Lymphedema and part of us have been at the bakery. In my conversations with Tonya Huston, who is leading the medical project, I realized I could in no way vocalize the things she was telling me. As a result, I’ve asked Tonya to write the blog tonight. I will post another blog a little bit later to give an update at the bakery. Here is Tonya’s story of a young patient, Franciose, who is 17 years old.
Imagine looking into the eyes of a young, beautiful woman and all you see is despair and shame. These are the eyes of Franciose. A young woman with no hope for a future…. no hope for marriage…. no hope for children…. no hope to earn a living unless she begs on the streets. No hope for Franciose comes from a condition called Lymphedema. Pictures can say one thousand words and I only have to tell you that the picture of Franciose’s feet will say it all. Justin Stromberg and I have been blessed to serve her and more than 50 others in Ruhengeri, Rwanda with this condition. Hope comes from knowledge of what caused their condition and how to treat it. Franciose has learned how to care for her feet, how to stimulate flow of her lymphatic system and how to bandage herself to provide compression to reduce the swelling, which will ultimately improve her skin condition. Through the healing ministry of Christ and sharing God’s love, we want to bring hope to those who have none…. hope and light to Franciose and the others who suffer from this debilitating and disfiguring condition.
Thank you for your prayers and support
Imagine looking into the eyes of a young, beautiful woman and all you see is despair and shame. These are the eyes of Franciose. A young woman with no hope for a future…. no hope for marriage…. no hope for children…. no hope to earn a living unless she begs on the streets. No hope for Franciose comes from a condition called Lymphedema. Pictures can say one thousand words and I only have to tell you that the picture of Franciose’s feet will say it all. Justin Stromberg and I have been blessed to serve her and more than 50 others in Ruhengeri, Rwanda with this condition. Hope comes from knowledge of what caused their condition and how to treat it. Franciose has learned how to care for her feet, how to stimulate flow of her lymphatic system and how to bandage herself to provide compression to reduce the swelling, which will ultimately improve her skin condition. Through the healing ministry of Christ and sharing God’s love, we want to bring hope to those who have none…. hope and light to Franciose and the others who suffer from this debilitating and disfiguring condition.
Thank you for your prayers and support
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